Film and Video Editors salary
The median pay for film and video editors in the United States is $75,420 a year. About 25,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,280
- 25th percentile
- $52,720
- Median percentile
- $75,420
- 75th percentile
- $105,310
- 90th percentile
- $148,550
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $103,440
- District of Columbia $98,830
- Massachusetts $92,130
- California $88,490
- Colorado $84,620
- Connecticut $83,550
- New Jersey $82,890
- Maryland $78,380
- Utah $76,240
- Alabama $74,410
- Illinois $72,460
- Oregon $72,300
- Louisiana $66,870
- Washington $66,870
- Nevada $65,720
- Vermont $63,080
- Kentucky $62,330
- New Hampshire $61,250
- Texas $61,220
- Florida $60,430
- North Carolina $60,020
- Michigan $59,100
- Missouri $57,950
- Tennessee $57,880
- Ohio $56,410
- Nebraska $55,810
- Oklahoma $55,210
- Idaho $54,080
- Wisconsin $53,430
- Minnesota $53,150
- Kansas $50,900
- Mississippi $50,410
- New Mexico $49,400
- Arkansas $48,480
- West Virginia $48,440
- Indiana $46,780
- Arizona $45,840
- Montana $42,520
- South Dakota $39,090
- Alaska $38,800
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $109,930
- New York, NY $104,590
- Denver, CO $93,600
- Washington, DC $91,750
- Boston, MA $88,910
- Santa Maria, CA $84,780
- Waterbury, CT $83,550
- San Diego, CA $83,480
- Bridgeport, CT $83,230
- Los Angeles, CA $83,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $80,480
- Baltimore, MD $79,560
- Oxnard, CA $79,040
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,660
- Chicago, IL $78,210
- Seattle, WA $75,420
- Birmingham, AL $74,410
- Rochester, NY $73,680
- Buffalo, NY $73,130
- Fresno, CA $73,010
- St. Louis, MO $72,300
- Portland, OR $71,990
- Provo, UT $71,370
- Riverside, CA $69,760
- Ogden, UT $69,120
- New Orleans, LA $68,100
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $67,620
- Las Vegas, NV $65,830
- Boise City, ID $65,460
- Austin, TX $65,360
- Dallas, TX $65,000
- Milwaukee, WI $64,640
- Reno, NV $64,220
- Detroit, MI $63,790
- Burlington, VT $63,680
- Sacramento, CA $63,580
- Hartford, CT $62,320
- Miami, FL $61,950
- Orlando, FL $60,470
- Manchester, NH $60,300
- Kansas City, MO $60,200
- Allentown, PA $60,140
- New Haven, CT $60,130
- Springfield, MO $60,000
- North Port, FL $59,990
- Minneapolis, MN $59,700
- Raleigh, NC $59,680
- Nashville, TN $59,280
- Cleveland, OH $59,220
- Grand Rapids, MI $59,100
- San Antonio, TX $58,050
- Omaha, NE $56,990
- Harrisburg, PA $56,680
- Oklahoma City, OK $55,210
- Houston, TX $55,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $55,120
- Jacksonville, FL $55,120
- Memphis, TN $54,620
- Pittsburgh, PA $54,510
- Scranton, PA $52,850
- Knoxville, TN $51,830
- Cape Coral, FL $51,750
- Cincinnati, OH $50,350
- Lincoln, NE $50,310
- Tallahassee, FL $48,270
- Madison, WI $47,360
- Indianapolis, IN $47,340
- Charlotte, NC $46,740
- Phoenix, AZ $45,750
- Spokane, WA $45,010
- Little Rock, AR $44,990
- Chattanooga, TN $44,830